Better Historical Expansion Team Usage

SeanBerry · 10-29-2015, 03:57 PM

First off, OOTP is the best thing ever. Totally love it. Just awesome. IWth that out of the way...

One thing I think could be really improved is when you take over a historical team in it's first year. Say I take over the Mets in 1962. I'm not able to do the expansion draft and often fan support isn't accurately as high it should be.

What I know many people do here is start in 1961 as unemployed, play out 1961 and then when the Mets are added to the MLB, take them over but that kind of stinks because 1961 has been simmed and it's just not an ideal practice.

I guess the coolest solution would be to have a Start Historical Expansion Team option that would begin a historical season before the offseason of the year you're playing. For example starting on November 1, 1961 if you take the Mets. Now you can do an Expansion Draft and full offseason with players and their actual stats.

I love OOTP and something like this would improve my level of enjoyment even more.

10-29-2015, 03:57 PM	#1
SeanBerry Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 48	Better Historical Expansion Team Usage First off, OOTP is the best thing ever. Totally love it. Just awesome. IWth that out of the way... One thing I think could be really improved is when you take over a historical team in it's first year. Say I take over the Mets in 1962. I'm not able to do the expansion draft and often fan support isn't accurately as high it should be. What I know many people do here is start in 1961 as unemployed, play out 1961 and then when the Mets are added to the MLB, take them over but that kind of stinks because 1961 has been simmed and it's just not an ideal practice. I guess the coolest solution would be to have a Start Historical Expansion Team option that would begin a historical season before the offseason of the year you're playing. For example starting on November 1, 1961 if you take the Mets. Now you can do an Expansion Draft and full offseason with players and their actual stats. I love OOTP and something like this would improve my level of enjoyment even more.